Local bar and a great place to go if you actually want to meet people. A mixed crowd of neighborhood residents, actors and dancers from the nearby theaters, and often glamorous Chelsea boys. Daily happy hours.
Barrage is a cute small bar that is mainly good for sitting and chatting with friends. Decent music that is just on the too loud to be a loung and not loud enough to be a club (and there is no dancefloor). Walk in and there is a bar that takes center stage with the seating area around it. On warm nights, the front door/window area is open and boys spill out onto the sidewalk a bit.
It can be a bit conjested inside and is a good local neighborhood bar not to far from Therapy in Hell's Kitchen. Cute and friendly, and a tad less pretentious then Therapy, but not as attractive a space.